On March 26, the Jacobs School of Music will host Dr. Christopher White (University of Massachusetts Amherst) for “Music’s AI Problem, AI’s Music Problem,” part of the Five Friends Master Class Series honoring Robert Samels. Abstract: Will Generative AI put musicians out of business? Or will music be immune to AI’s technological advances? This talk… Read more »
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2025 (31st Annual) Indiana University Symposium of Research in Music
On Friday and Saturday, February 21–22, 2025, the Graduate Theory Association (GTA) and Graduate Musicology Association (GMA) will host the Thirty-First Annual Symposium of Research in Music. The symposium will feature student presentations with panels on diverse topics. Prof. L. Poundie Burstein from the CUNY Graduate Center will be our keynote speaker, and we will… Read more »
Musical Chairs: Noriko Manabe and Roman Ivanovitch to Succeed Kyle Adams
After eight years of exemplary service, Professor Kyle Adams stepped down as chair. Under his guidance, the department navigated numerous challenges, most notably the complex shift to online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. The department will not soon forget Adams’s commitment to student success and academic innovation. Taking up the mantle, Professor Noriko Manabe has… Read more »
Andrew Mead Receives 2024 Trustees Teaching Award
The Department of Theory is proud to share that Professor Andrew Mead was recently honored with the 2024 Trustees Teaching Award, recognizing his exceptional contributions to student learning and academic excellence. This prestigious award celebrates faculty who have had a significant impact on undergraduate education. Mead has been a faculty member at IU since 2013,… Read more »
Eileen Karmy Bolton Visits IU to Speak on Music and Labor Movements
The Jacobs School of Music Department of Music Theory and Latin American Music Center are excited to host Eileen Karmy Bolton, a socio-musicologist from Universidad de Playa Ancha, Chile. She is visiting Bloomington through November 23 as a fellow through the Institute for Advanced Study. Best known for her research on music in political and… Read more »
American Criminologist Charis Kubrin to Visit Indiana University
On Monday, April 15, American Criminologist Charis Kubrin will be on campus to deliver a Jacobs School of Music Distinguished Lecture Series talk titled “Art or Confession? Rap Music as Evidence in Criminal Trials”. The talk will take place in The Grand Hall at the Cook Center for Public Arts & Humanities, located in Maxwell… Read more »
Music Theory PhD Student Wins New Works Commission
IU Music Theory PhD student, Hippocrates Cheng, was just announced as a winner of the 3rd New Works commission project, hosted by the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel, Indiana. His chamber opera, All of Us, is inspired by true stories from people of Asian-American and Pacific Islander heritage. Through this work, he seeks… Read more »
IU Graduate Music Theory and Musicology Associations Host 30th Annual Symposium of Research in Music
On Friday and Saturday, February 23-24, the Graduate Theory Association (GTA) and Graduate Musicology Association (GMA) will host the Thirtieth Annual Symposium of Research in Music. The symposium will featured twelve student presentations with panels on topics ranging from “Applying Analytical and Pedagogical Models” to “From Country to K-Pop: Perspectives on Popular Music.” In addition… Read more »
Noriko Manabe and Jay Hook Receive Prestigious Awards at SMT
This past weekend, the Society for Music Theory and American Musicological Society convened in Denver, Colorado, for their joint annual meeting. In addition to the numerous presentations and panels offered, SMT announces a series of publication awards that recognize significant contributions to the discipline of music theory. We are thrilled to share that two IU… Read more »
PhD Student Loida Garza Receives Robert Walser and Susan McClary Fellowship
We are thrilled to share that Loida (Lois) Garza has been awarded the Robert Walser and Susan McClary Fellowship from the Society for American Music for her work on “Julián Carrillo and ‘El Sonido Trece’: A Revolution for the Enrichment, Purification, and Simplification of Music.” The fellowship is awarded biennially to an outstanding Ph.D. candidate… Read more »